Being a Christian is really a matter of spirit, but this spirit, when acted out in life relationships, becomes a many-dimensioned thing. You are not a Christian if you are not a caring person. Jesus put the emphasis here. He shocks us a bit in Matthew when he tells those that have neglected the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, the lonely, the sick, and those in prison, that they have totally missed life. He puts it bluntly - "Depart from me."

Then he turns around and says to those who had cared for the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, the sick, and the prisoner, and tells them to "enter into the joy that has been prepared for you since the beginning of time." Caring people are moving into the presence of God. Uncaring people are moving away from the presence of God.

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